A History of Spider-Man’s Clone Troubles
For Spider-Man, "clone" is practically a four-letter word. Clones have been the source of no small amount of misery for the wallcrawler, especially during the massive "Clone Saga" crossover of the mid-'90s. Now we know that Peter Parker is facing a whole new round of clone woes, as Marvel has revealed that the mysterious "Dead No More" storyline (now titled "The Clone Conspiracy") will once again pit Spidey against the Jackal and his mad science experiments.
With this major conflict in the works, we figured now would be a good time to look back at Spider-Man's long, painful history with clones and why The Clone Conspiracy promises to be such a significant new addition to the Spidey mythos.
Gotham Casts New Poison Ivy
Gotham has found its new Poison Ivy in Maggie Geha.
The actress, whose prior credits include Ted 2 and The Rewrite, will appear in Season 3 as a series regular. She will take over the role of Ivy Pepper from Clare Foley, who previously played a younger version of the character in Season 1 and 2.
Maggie Geha
"Following an encounter with a monster from Indian Hill, Ivy Pepper finds herself reborn, and one step closer to the DC villain she is destined to become: Poison Ivy," the official character description reads. "Now a 19-year-old woman who’s harnessed the full power of her charms, she sets her sights on Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz)."
Public Test Region for Overwatch Now Available Worldwide
A Public Test Realm for Overwatch is now available in the West as well as Korea.
This means you can test out the upcoming patches which are currently in development before they hit the live servers.
To join the PTR, you need a valid Overwatch game license, and you need to have installed the game and logged in at least once. Then, follow these steps:
- Restart the Battle.net desktop app.
- Go to the Overwatch tab
- Select "PTR: Overwatch from the REGION/ACCOUNT drop-down menu
- Click install
The PTR is hosted in the Americas region, however all regions apart from China are eligible to participate. Be advised there's a player cap of 10,000, and if it's full, you'll be placed into a queue.
Watch Dogs 2 Will Not Feature Map-Unlocking Towers
Watch Dogs 2 won't feature the map-unlocking towers familiar to players of Ubisoft's open world games.
Towers have been an integral part of progression in Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and even The Crew, and the original Watch Dogs used a version of them to allow for exploration around its version of Chicago.
However, speaking to Eurogamer, creative director Jonathan Morin has confirmed that Watch Dogs 2 is making a break from the UbiTemplate: "It's not a game where you open your map and everything's there. There are no towers. You just explore the world."
Our first-look at the game told us that players will instead unlock more and more activities by gaining followers for hacker activists DedSec, earned by completing missions or making discoveries in the open world, but it's now clear that the full map will be available from the beginning, allowing for a new measure of freedom in how you travel around it and what you complete as you do.
Person of Interest Creators on the Final Episode’s Events
Warning: Full spoilers for the Person of Interest series finale below.
Even though there is a spoiler warning literally right above this line, I’m still putting one extra spoiler warning if you haven’t seen the Person of Interest series finale (read Matt Fowler's review of the finale here). Okay, let’s go!
After five years and 103 episodes, the story of Team Machine has come to an end, with tragedy and triumph occurring along the way. I spoke to POI executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman about the big events in the final episode, including the death of John Reese, how they decided on what would occur and more – including what we can infer the future holds for the surviving characters.
Justice League: Jesse Eisenberg Will Return as Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor will indeed appear in Justice League, as Jesse Eisenberg has confirmed he'll be reprising his villainous role in Warner Bros.' upcoming DC film.
In an interview with ShortList, Eisenberg expressed his excitement in returning, saying, "it was the most fun I’ve ever had at playing a role, and most challenging, in a great way, and most rewarding," before adding that he'd "love to play it for years."
While production on Justice League is already well underway—read IGN's on-set impressions here—Eisenberg won't be filming until August, once his play The Spoils finishes its run in London.
Steven Spielberg Vows to Never Direct a Star Wars Movie
Despite being a big fan of Star Wars, Steven Spielberg will never direct a Star Wars film.
It's just not his genre, the director said at a press event for his upcoming Disney film The BFG. "It's certainly my buddy's, the Thomas Edison of science fiction, George Lucas, who created the entire series," Spielberg said, as reported by the Toronto Sun. "But that was never for me. I'm just a fan; I'm just with everybody else in the audience watching them."
Spielberg has had an influence on the Star Wars films, however. The legendary director suggested J.J. Abrams direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and reportedly discovered Alden Ehrenreich—who'll play young Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars solo film—at a bat mitzvah.
Crunchyroll to Stream 9 New Summer Anime
Crunchyroll announced it'll be simulcasting eight new anime and the second season of a returning anime this summer on a live stream today.
In addition to the second season of Active Raid, Crunchyroll will be simulcasting 91 Days, Alderamin, Taboo Tattoo, Orange, Mob Psycho 100, Sweetness and Lightning, ReLife, and the new Berserk anime. You can see artwork for each of the anime in the slideshow below.
The localized names of each anime are not final, and more information on each anime's air date, region availability will be announced at a later time along with more new anime in Crunchyroll's summer lineup. For more on anime, be sure to check out IGN Anime Club.
Power Rangers Movie Finds Its Zordon
Bryan Cranston's role in Lionsgate's upcoming Power Rangers movie has been revealed.
In a post on Twitter, the Breaking Bad star announced that he will play the Rangers' mentor, Zordon.
Excited to play #Zordon in the #PowerRangersMovie! T or F: #BlueRanger Billy Cranston was named after what actor? https://t.co/d3ltjpcDKb
— Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston) June 21, 2016
Zelda Producer on Voice Acting in Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is mixing up the series' formula in several exciting ways, including the addition of voice acting, and producer Eiji Aonuma has come forward to explain why for the first time it's being incorporated into the franchise.
"It’s really difficult to leave an impression on players with just text," Aonuma told Polygon, going on to point out that not every piece of dialogue in the game will be voiced. There are, however, specific instances in which he wants to "leave impressions on users" and is using voice acting to achieve that.